Where does “stryk” come from?

stryk (Polish) comes from German strick, from Middle High German stric, from Old High German stric, from Proto-Indo-European streyg-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ter- — strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...

stryk (Polish): paternal uncle; Augmentative of stryczek

Definitions

  1. paternal uncle; Augmentative of stryczek

Ancestry of “stryk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanstricksingular imperative of stricken; first-person...
2Middle High Germanstric—
3Old High Germanstric—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstreyg-to strike; to shear
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ter-strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...

Words derived from “stryk”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ter- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European streyg- →Every word from Old High German stric →